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LEAROYD. NAME ORMARK TABLET FOR RIBS OF UMBRBLLAS. N0. 555,780. Patented Mar. 3, 1896.

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Nrrn STATES ATENT FFICEB SAMUEL LEAROYD, OF HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,780, dated March 3, 1896.

Application fil d \Tune 22, 1895. $eria1No.553,733. (No model.) Patented in England August 22, 1894,1l0. 16,008, and in Belgium January 25, 1895,1l0. 113,828.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL LEAROYD, gentleman, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Sherwood House, Huddersfield, in the county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Name or Mark Tablets for the Ribs of Umbrellas, &c., (for which I have obtained patents in Great Britain, No. 16,008, bearing date August 22, 1894:, and in Belgium, No. 113,828, bearing date January 25, 1895,) of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to means for marking the frames of umbrellas, parasols, and sun shades with the name or trade-mark of the maker, or with a name or mark indicating the particular make, or with a private mark, name, initials, monogram or crest of the owner, in such a manner that the mark can, when desired, be seen when the umbrella, parasol or sunshade is closed and folded.

It has for many years past been regarded as of great importance that by some method the name or trade-mark, or both, of makers of umbrellas, parasols and sunshades (which are hereinafter comprehensively spoken of as umbrellas) or of the frames thereof should be affixed thereto to indicate the make or maker of the article and to insure the purchaser obtaining the manufacture of a particular maker. These marks have some times been affixed by caps or patches made of cambric or other soft and pliable material placed at the top of the umbrella inside the cover and kept in position by the stick passing through it. In other cases the mark or name has been afliXed to the frame by pieces of metalembossed or otherwise marked being wrapped around or placed in or upon the frame. In these and in all other cases the mark has always been placed in the inside of the umbrella and hid from View except when the umbrella is open. It has therefore been necessary to open the umbrella in order to discover the name or trade-mark of the particular maker or the make of the umbrella. This involves considerable labor and time, and even then the names or marks are difficult to decipher and frequently are not seen, and umbrellas are often sold upon representations as to the maker or make without ever having been opened, and the purchaser is thereby sometimes misled.

The object of my invention is to provide new and improved means for applying a name or trade-mark or other mark to the rib of an umbrella, so that the name or trade-mark or other mark will be clearly visible when the umbrella is closed.

To accomplish this object my invention consists essentially in the combination, with the rib of an umbrella, parasol or sunshade, of a name or mark tablet formed of two leaves or sheets united together and having a recess to receive the tip end of the rib, said tablet being detachably mounted 011 the tip end of the rib, so that it can be readily removed whenever desired.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved trade-mark tablet applied to the tip end of a rib of an umbrella. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a view of the two halves of the tablet opened out.

In order to enable those skilled in. the art to make and use my invention 1 will now describe the same in detail, referring to the drawings, wherein it will be observed that the improved name or mark tablet is formed of two leaves or sheets of Xylonite, vulcanite, composition, celluloid, ivory, metal, or any other suitable material pressed, molded, or otherwise formed to the desired shape and recessed at B to fit the tip end of the rib O of the umbrella. The two sheets maybe united as indicated at so so in Fig. 3, and when closed they are pressed very tightly together or secured by cement or otherwise at their upper parts, while leaving the lower parts] separate to act as jaws which can be forced over the knob at the tip end of the rib, and which, when so mounted 011 the rib, will grip the rib with sufficient force to hold the tablet in place. It is obvious that the two leaves of the tablet need not be united, as shown in Fig. 3, the cement being sufficient to hold them together when applied to the rib.

The tablet may be applied to one or moreof the ribs or to the rib only that will indicate Where any internal mark may be found. It may have engraved, embossed, printed, or marked upon it either the name, trade-mark, or trade-name of the maker, or the name, initials, monogram, or crest of the owner, and it may be so prepared as to serve the purpose of a ticket upon which the price of the umbrella or the private mark of the dealer, or both, may be Written.

The tablets may be either plain or of any color or colors, or may be gold or silver or bronze or other gilt or a combination of any or all of them.

My improved name or mark tablet will accurately fit the tip of the umbrella, It can be conveniently and quickly applied to the tip and remain thereupon until the umbrella is sold, and if desired the tablet can be easily removed. by the dealer without injury to the umbrella, whereby the objection is avoided of the trade-mark or trade-name remaining exposed upon the umbrella While in use. The purchaser may, if desired, permit the tablet to remain permanently upon the tip of the umbrella.

My contrivance can be applied to all the ribs, or it may be applied, as before stated, to one tip endonly.

The trade-mark or name may be indicated by the particular form or shape or design of the name or mark tablet, or by using particular colors or tints in the metal or other material to form any particular design or trademark.

I am aware that all kinds of loose and ornamental tip ends have been used to improve the appearance of umbrellas and that these have been fixed and secured in various Ways. To these I make no claim.

By my invention the name or initials or crest can be engraved, embossed or printed upon the tablets, as above described.

I am aware that carriers for holding names and labels Wrapped around the frames inside SAMUEL LEAROYD. Witnesses:

W. H. LYCON, J. IV. RAMSDEN. 

